Writing is both mask and unveiling.
E. B. WHITEThe whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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“What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?” “Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.
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When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours it considers that it has had quite an adventure.
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention.
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Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
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Early summer days are a jubilee time for birds. In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the swamp – everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs.
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A schoolchild should be taught grammar-for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.
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All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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